Regardless of the preferred name for Philadelphia’s quarterback sneak play, the most accurate label for it is “unstoppable.” Unless it isn’t. On Wednesday, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said it’s “possible” to stop the play. Possible, but not easy. “I think it’s pretty proven that it’s extremely hard, so you try to keep [quarterback Jalen Hurts] out of those situations,” Shanahan …

Every year (and every week of the season) we have a little friendly competition among our writers for world domination when it comes to picking the Big Ten football games and some of the bigger college football contests as the season goes on. However, with the regular season now complete and just the conference championship games to go, we are switching gears …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 30, 2023, 04:05 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Corey Perry has apologized for “inappropriate and wrong” behavior that led the Chicago Blackhawks to terminate his contract this week. “I would like to sincerely apologize to the entire Chicago Blackhawks organization, including ownership, management, coaches, trainers, employees, and my teammates. I would also like …

The Seattle Seahawks will try to continue their recent success in the all-time series against Dallas when they kick off Week 13 of the 2023 NFL schedule by visiting the Cowboys on Thursday Night Football. Seattle (6-5) has lost three of its last four games after being trounced 31-13 by San Francisco last week, but it has won four straight …

Florida quarterback Graham Mertz throws during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Missouri Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Graham Mertz will be back at Florida next season. Mertz, a transfer quarterback from Wisconsin who had a strong season with the Gators, announced Thursday that he will return to Gainesville …

Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill produced one of the more memorable moments of the 2023 NFL season in the team’s Week 6 win over the Carolina Panthers when he used a cameraman’s phone to document a backflip celebration after scoring a touchdown. While a fun celebration on the surface, the cameraman having the phone taken from him and …

Social media piles on Patriots for being flexed out of MNF vs. Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The NFL hit the New England Patriots with the ultimate scheduling insult Thursday. The league announced that the Patriots’ Week 15 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, originally scheduled for Monday, Dec. 18, has been “flexed” out of ESPN’s Monday Night …

USATSI The month of November was a good one for the Dallas Cowboys. Not only did they go 3-1 during the month, but they were dominant on both sides of the ball: The offense averaged 37.5 points per game while the defense held the Cowboys’ four opponents to an average of just 16.3 points per game.  The NFL honored the …

The ever-shifting landscape of college football has brought another change, this time in the Mid-American Conference on Thursday. The MAC will be scrapping its East and West divisions heading into the 2024 season. Instead, the two teams with the best records are guaranteed to meet in the MAC championship game, played annually at Ford Field in Detroit. As for its …

As the NFL season heads into Week 13, Colin Cowherd returned with another installment of “Herd Hierarchy.”  Cowherd revealed his top four Super Bowl contenders heading into December in this week’s edition and also touched on the huge San Francisco 49ers-Philadelphia Eagles game on FOX Sports and the FOX Sports App. Let’s check it out.  10. Denver Broncos (Last week: …

Getty Images For the first time, the NFL has flexed a “Monday Night Football” game. The league has taken the Chiefs-Patriots matchup off of Monday night and has replaced it with the Eagles’ road game against the Seahawks.  The NFL has also created a tripleheader of games on Saturday, Dec. 16 by moving Vikings at Bengals from Sunday to Saturday …

Pac-12 cheerleaders (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) The Pac-12 may be shrinking next year. There still is time to remember the greatness of the conference, the games, moments and cheerleaders throughout its history. Fight on! Pac-12 cheerleaders (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) Pac-12 cheerleaders (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) Pac-12 cheerleaders (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) Pac-12 cheerleaders . (Photo …

Report: Patriots work out multiple kickers, special teams players originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots spent a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft on Maryland kicker Chad Ryland, which drew criticism at the time for the simple fact that a team with so many weaknesses at key positions probably shouldn’t be using a fourth-rounder on …

The importance of USC’s upcoming defensive coordinator hire is self-evident, and yet the stakes are getting higher with each passing moment. Over at Buckeyes Wire, Ohio State is dealing with the possibility that defensive coordinator Jim Knowles could take the open head coaching job at Duke. At Spartans Wire, Michigan State is trying to identify its own defensive coordinator candidates. …

Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson said he’s flying to New York to meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday to get more clarity about his latest suspension and the way the league enforces its player safety rules. “For me, I see a lot of the same things happening around the league where guys aren’t going through what I’m going …